Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.1° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
14
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
233
233
233
229
226
168
161
158
329
154
154
138
563
563
444
368
266
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58PM1.56m
8:44AM0.95m
6:45PM1.59m
9:52AM1.01m
7:31PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.20m
11:53AM0.89m
2:35AM0.09m
12:57PM0.95m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
15
14
13
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